In Your Blood Self-Titled Review
In Your Blood
Self-Titled
Witches Brew
2025
Germany’s Witches Brew label has sunk its claws into another young, bloodthirsty Metal act, this time from Canada, by signing In Your Blood. I had to do some digging to learn more about the band, but honestly, none of that really matters once you throw on their Self-Titled debut. The music does all the talking, and what it says is loud, ugly, and lethal.
The band’s still green, with only a few singles and an EP under their belt, but from what I can tell, most of that material has been re-recorded and sharpened for this release. Here’s the truth: this record isn’t for the faint of heart. If you’re not a lifer, if you don’t bleed Metal, then this isn’t for you. And if raw, Blackened Thrash makes you squirm? Turn around and RUN.
Normally, I’d glance at something like this and move on, but something about it hooked me right away. Maybe it’s the sheer youth and venom in their attack, the unrelenting urge to annihilate anything that moves. The production is raw, sure, but so was a ton of Thrash in the ‘80s. Half of those classics sounded like they were tracked in a Jersey sewer, and we wouldn’t have it any other way.
Riff-wise, this album is stacked. Blistering guitar riffs come hard at your throat with ill-intent. It’s Slayer colliding with D.R.I., with a few jagged shards of Exodus scattered in for extra damage. The solos are scorched-earth, chaotic, and perfect for this style. Vocally, the album leans more into Black Metal territory than straight Thrash, which is either a bonus or a letdown depending on where you stand. For me, the mix sometimes buries the clarity, but that’s nitpicking, because the feral energy never lets up.
Bottom line: In Your Blood have arrived swinging chains and broken bottles, and they’re here to smash skulls with a vicious slab of Blackened Thrash Metal. If riffs are your religion, this debut is worth your devotion. Just prepare yourself for bloodshed!
Standouts: “Ash and Alcohol,” “Dead,” “Serpent Eye,” and “Empty.”